Syracuse area will feel the heat for the next few days

John Berry / The Post-StandardJack Montgomery, 11, of Madison, N.H. fishes this morning while he waits for his father Jeff to drive their boat out onto Oneida Lake to observe the action during the second day of the Ramada Champion's Choice, the regular season finale of the Bassmaster Elite Series. One of the contestant's boats heads out behind him during the mass start for today.

Syracuse, NY -- Now that it's mid-August, summer has finally arrived in force in Central New York. The National Weather Service forecasts high temperatures in the upper 80s and low 90s through the weekend, with plenty of summer sun.

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